Scruffus Edit Meaning

1.

noun. An unkempt, thin, matted, or straggly beardon a young man, resulting from deferred grooming, oversleeping, or an overzealous attempt to grow a beard during the early post-pubertal stage of sexual maturity.

"Got quite a scruffus goin' there, don't ya?" (Jeeringly said to a boy whose voice has just changed, by an older male)

See beard, facial hair, five o'clock shadow, puberty, grooming

2.

noun. - A scruffy but lovable person or animal, one who is unkempt in appearance but still endearing.

Today, my husband came home from his construction job looking like a scruffus.

See filthy, dusty, musty